(Sorry its sideways I don’t know how to fix it)
A little breakdown of my somewhat organized someone confusing brainstorm: Before I even started my brainstorm, I read through the essay prompt and picked out pieces I need to focus on before I went searching through the articles. That guided my brainstorm, as I split everything up by the main points. After going through all of that I tried to make connections between all of the focus points. (hence the color coded underlining) These are idea and connections that I will expand and elaborate on.
My thoughts on art: After the brainstorm, I feel that Art isn’t a waste of time. EA’s do have a strong argument and at times are correct. They are trying to do the most good, which is great, but I still am a strong believer in pursuing something that makes YOU happy. The EA’s idea of replaceability is true in terms of what Dre Urhahn is doing. Anyone could paint murals and anyone could help with the projects and make a difference. I also agreed with Southan’s ideas that “there are plenty of people drawn to media and the arts who care about making the world better”. This relates to “How painting ca transform communities” and how they changed peoples perspectives of Favelas by creating something beautiful. Overall I fond many connections in Southan’s views and Dre Utahan’s TED talk and that EA’s have a good point to an extent.
Elizabeth,
Your brainstorming session looks amazing! Are you saying that the desire to make something beautiful helped build community in the Favelas? Do you think it was something more? Keep up the great work!